CVE-2015-1278 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof URLs in Google Chrome by exploiting a PDF modal dialog issue during navigation, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1278?
CVE-2015-1278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
content/browser/web_contents/web_contents_impl.cc in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not ensure that a PDF document's modal dialog is closed upon navigation to an interstitial page, which allows remote attackers to spoof URLs via a crafted document, as demonstrated by the alert_dialog.pdf document.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1278?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1278?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-1278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf4v-42j5-66qw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1278.